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Voters cast their ballots after 6 p.m., the official voting deadline, at a polling station in southern Seoul on June 3 due to an earlier ballot shortage. [YONHAP]

'Shouldn’t there be enough ballots?' Voters frustrated by paper shortages at polling stations.

Voting for the local elections was temporarily disrupted at several polling stations in Seoul and Incheon on Wednesday after stations ran out of ballots, resulting in waits of more than an hour for some voters.

2026.6.3

A notice on limited purchases of standard plastic garbage bags is seen at a large supermarket in Seoul on March 27. [NEWS1]

Government tosses strict regulations, eases garbage bag production, distribution

The government will temporarily ease regulations on the production and distribution of standard plastic garbage bags and packaging materials. Relevant ministries announced measures to "ease supply chain bottlenecks" at a joint briefing on Friday.

2026.4.3

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A warehouse at a plastic film plant in Ansan is partially empty on March 24, amid supply disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East. [YONHAP]

LG Chem secures 27,000 tons of Russian naphtha

LG Chem, Korea's leading chemical company, has secured 27,000 tons of naphtha from Russia amid a potential supply shortage caused by the war in the Middle East, the Industry Ministry and business sources said Monday.

2026.3.30

Job seekers attend a job fair for middle-sized companies held at Coex in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on April 21. [YONHAP]

Japanese businesses are being killed off by labor shortages. Korea could be next.

Labor shortages are driving Japanese businesses to bankruptcy, unable to keep up with wage demands and without replacement options. Korea is trending in the same direction.

2025.5.15

Ambulances are seen in front of emergency room at a general hospital in Seoul in last August. [YONHAP]

Hospital short-staffing has tragic results as patients die after being turned away

A woman in her 60s died after being denied an emergency transfer from a secondary hospital to a tertiary care center in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, according to her family.

2025.5.8

Travelers wait to replace their SIM cards at the SK Telecom roaming center in Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport in Incheon on May 1. [NEWS1]

SKT ordered to halt new subscriptions until SIM shortage resolved

Telecom authorities ordered SK Telecom to suspend new subscriptions on Thursday until its SIM card shortage is resolved through administrative guidance.

2025.5.1

Who will solve Mexico’s water shortage crisis? (KOR)

It remains to be seen whether the challenge unsolved by countless men will be solved by a woman’s leadership.

2024.5.2

Who will solve Mexico’s water shortage crisis?

It remains to be seen whether the challenge unsolved by countless men will be solved by a woman’s leadership.

2024.5.1

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un addresses the 10th session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang in this file photo dated Jan. 15. [NEWS1]

Kim tasks key regime figures with North's regional development scheme

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday included key ruling party and regime figures in a newly formed committee to oversee regional economic development projects outside of Pyongyang...

2024.1.30

Fuel cell cars line up at a hydrogen charging station in Chuncheon, Gangwon, on Nov. 23, 2023, amid a hydrogen shortage caused by a production reduction in the facilities of a hydrogen producer in Dangjin, South Chungcheong, on the country's west coast. [Yonhap]

Hydrogen shortage gradually easing

The hydrogen supply disruption for vehicles is gradually easing and is expected to be fully resolved by mid-December. Additional hydrogen volumes have been secured to meet demand, and repair work is underway.

2023.11.28